Common use of Returning from Leave of Absence Clause in Contracts

Returning from Leave of Absence. a. When returning from any leave of absence, it shall be the obligation of the employee to notify the Personnel Department five (5) calendar days before his/her return to work that he/she is ready, willing and able to work, and at the time the employee returns to duty, he/she shall be obligated to produce to the Chief of the Department or the Chief’s designee a valid Michigan Operator’s License and a valid EMT or EMT‐BD, or EMT‐S, or EMT‐P license, as needed to perform their regular duties corresponding to their position and rank. b. An employee returning from any sick leave of absence of any duration, or any other leave of absence which exceeds thirty days in duration, must successfully pass a physical examination by a City designated doctor in order to be reinstated to his/her position. In the event the employee disagrees with the opinion of the physician designated by the City, the employee shall have the right to have a physician of his/her own choice conduct a physical examination, at the employee’s own expense. Should the employee fail to successfully pass the physical examination administered by the employee’s doctor, the City shall have no obligation to reinstate the employee to his/her position. However, in the event the physician chosen by the employee determines that the employee has successfully passed the physical examination administered by him/her, and the City refuses to reinstate the employee to duty, and the employee desires to return to duty, then the employee shall submit to a physical examination at the University of Michigan Hospital, or ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Hospital, and must successfully pass that physical in order to be reinstated to his/her position. The employee and the City shall share equally the costs of the examination conducted at the University of Michigan or ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Hospital.